CUCURBITA MAXIMA
Source: Wikipedia
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OTHER NAMESTamil: Pooshalni ; Nalla-pusini ; Pusini
English: Red gourd ; Great Pumpkin Telugu: Gummadi kayi Malayalam: Chakkerakumpalan Kannada: Gumbalo ; Kimbalakai Marathi: Lal or Tambda Bhopla Hindi: Pila kohola ; Kashiphala Sanskrit: Punyalatha ; Dadhiphala |
description & usage
This creeper is extensively found very frequently on the roof of houses all over India. Flowers are yellow in colour.
Uses :
Gonorrhoea and urinary diseases.
How to Use:
Seeds are given with sugar given at bed time. Then next morning with castor oil to expel the tape-worms. As a diuretic they are given in gonorrhoea and urinary diseases. (4 to 8 drachms) with sugar or honey.
Parts Used:
Seeds, pulp
Taste:
Sweetness
Action:
Anthelmintic, diuretic
Uses :
Gonorrhoea and urinary diseases.
How to Use:
Seeds are given with sugar given at bed time. Then next morning with castor oil to expel the tape-worms. As a diuretic they are given in gonorrhoea and urinary diseases. (4 to 8 drachms) with sugar or honey.
Parts Used:
Seeds, pulp
Taste:
Sweetness
Action:
Anthelmintic, diuretic
